ˈlaməntəbəl also ÷ləˈmen- adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin lamentabilis, from lamentari to lament + -abilis -able
1. : to be regretted or lamented : deplorable , pitiable
a lamentable breakdown in transport organization — Philip Gibbs
that afternoon, so untouched by premonition, was yet full of lamentable fate — Osbert Sitwell
2. : expressing grief : doleful , mournful , sorrowful
a faint and lamentable cry — Walter de la Mare
made her lamentable complaint — H.O.Taylor
• lam·en·ta·ble·ness -bəlnə̇s noun -es
• lam·en·ta·bly -blē, -bli adverb